Charlotte-Shelburne Rotarian Tod Whitaker delivered 25 turkeys to Marc Lewis of Shelburne Food Shelf for delivery to food shelf clients last week. Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary delivered a total of 120 turkeys to the food shelves of Shelburne, Charlotte and Hinesburg for Thanksgiving … and there will be more for Christmas.

Shelburne Vineyard’s 7th Annual Food and Wine Festival and Food Shelf Benefit will aim once again to fill the coffers of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf’s pantry for the holiday season. The event will be held from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Shelburne Vineyard at 6308 Shelburne Road. Each year for the… Read More »

By Tom Zenaty With the passing of long-time Shelburne Food Shelf operator Val Martel, we were left wondering how to sustain or improve its operation. In May, a group of individuals were called together by our town Social Services Committee and Rev. Greg Smith of the United Methodist Church to discuss how to move forward.… Read More »

Yoga Roots and Shelburne’s Recreation Department raised more than $1,000 for the Shelburne Food Shelf with a summertime Beach Yoga class. With the cooperation of beautiful weather and many community members, the effort was a success, co-owner of Yoga Roots Katie Bohlin said. “At our last beach yoga class on August 23rd, over 50 people… Read More »

By Tom Zenaty, Shelburne Food Shelf organizing committee member As many in town know, the Shelburne Food Shelf was operated for many years largely under the guiding hand of Val Martel, who passed away this spring. After we lost Val, Reverend Greg Smith of the United Methodist Church (who maintains the Food Shelf bank account)… Read More »

Trinity Church celebrated another Super Bowl Sunday with Soup-er Sunday on Feb. 1. Before the Patriots and Seahawks kicked off, the youth group challenged a team of adults to a Can-struction building contest as in years past. A volunteer panel judged the teams on the most interesting, durable, tall, and nutritionally-balanced creation made from canned… Read More »

Take care of your taste buds and your neighbors’ stomachs in one fell swoop at Shelburne Vineyard’s Annual Wine and Food Fest on Saturday, Nov. 8. The event, which runs from 11am-5pm, will showcase some of Vermont’s best specialty food and wine producers. While admission and tastings are free during the festival, the Vineyard asks… Read More »

The Shelburne Food Shelf, in collaboration with the Shelburne Community School, is hosting a special food pickup event on Thursday, April 20 for those families who may need a bit of extra food over school break. To support this effort, the staff and students of SCS are holding a food drive. Food can be dropped… Read More »

Folding tables were piled high with boxes of food in the side hallway of the Shelburne Community School gymnasium on a rainy Thursday afternoon last week. Stacks of soup cans and pyramids of peanut butter jars covered one tabletop, while two long low coolers were filled with eggs and yogurt cups. Round green cantaloupes balanced… Read More »